St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-17
THE REED INVESTIGATION.
Gov. McGill Refuses to Pardon Two
Female Convicts
WHO KNEW INSIDE HISTORY.
Mr. Marsh Files a Protest Com
mittee Adjourns to Meet in
October. AZ

| charities met at the inspectors room al
the prison at Saltwater yesterday morn
ing at O'Clock. Mr.. Marsh, attorney
for Capt. Reed, asked the committee fo
adjourn long enough for him to inter
view the governor and ask him to issue
a prompt pardon to Mrs. Rapp and Har-
riet Berner, whose time expires by COM
mutation Oct. and 6, and who knew
the inside history of the charges
against Capt. Reed, but who
would not testify while under sen
been here early in the morning, had
gone to the depot to return to st. Paul.
He was telephOned for to return to tie
prison and messenger sent after him,
who returned and reported that the
governor said he would not pardon any
one, but that the committee might adj
jOurn at its discretion. Mr.. Marsh and
the governor had previously had an in
terview in which Mr.. Marsh Informed
him that if the committee shut out that
portion of his answer relating to the
political convention last fall he would
have no use for him. Awaiting the arri-
val of witnesses for the defense
the state offered number of witnesses
in rebuttal of the defense, impeaching
the testimony of Hunster. Henry Alex
ander, cOlOred cook, was the first wit
ness called. and testified that, excepting
a few dozen eggs sent down from the
warden's house when their supply ran
out, and some sour milk, nothing else
| ever came from there for the kitchen.
JOhn began, car company employe,
who has been stationed at the main
gate, was sworn into the service
| of the state since Warden Stordock
came here, but the company pays me.
| Used to come OH duty p. m. Sunday.
Saw Munster around on the outside.
Dinsman used to leave me his key to
hall gate, and [ would let prisoner in.
Can't say as have let Hunster in.
r. G. Orff, guard-Was four years in
kitchen; afterwards guard in cell room
saw Munster around the front of prison
and outside playing with warden's chill
dren Sunday afternoon when cell room
guard came on at 6 p. IN. Sunday; have
seen HunSter outside when l came on
found him outside when Hall Guard
Dnsmore was not on duty.
Harlow McIntyre-Am a guard; live
near the prison; formerly worked fol
car company; know HunSter; have seen
him outside the prison as late as 7:3O p
m. Sunday nearly every Sunday.
can't say as guard was in charge of
him. Deputy Westby testified that he
came here Jan. 16, 1887, before the de.
parture of ex-Warden Reed. and was
saw HunSter outside as late as 4 or 5 D.
m. There was no hall guard on duty al
the time.
George G. McNeal recalled. AS rule
Hunster was at liberty Saturday after
moons. He may have been locked ur
sometimes. He was out as late as !
| p. m. There was private pool table
| on the third floor. HunSter had charge
of the room and used to play pool there
Sunday afternoon. Cross-examined
Don't know who owned the table. Dep.
uty Westby explained that the table was
owned by Joseph Wolf and that when
Warden Stordock took charge he notified
him to remove it. McNeal being cross
examined said that it was Dinsmore's
duty to let Hunster- inside. Sometimes
he was here Sunday afternoons and
sometimes away. Do not know who let
| Munster in when DinSmOre was away.
The gatemen let him in that way some
times. | have seen Hunster at liberty
when DinSmOre was not around.
I Capt. W. III. II. Taylor, Jr., guard
for nine years, swOre to seeing Munster
outside one Sunday afternoon at. ]
O'Clock, when he came off duty. Hum
ster often rang the bell to call them off.
] f. M. Boedwell, for ten years guard
Swore he had often seen Hunster out
side Sunday afternoons alone as late as
or o'clock.
James Jacobs, convict who has
worked in the kitchen for number of
years, testified that Munster was out
Sunday afternoons. Supposed he was
at work. Used to come in through the
kitchen.
The defense then introduced S. j.
Austin, travelling salesman for Anthony
Kelly. A. K. Doe, of the Saltwater
Hardware company; j. A. Schupp, of
j. A. Schupp & Co.; j. A. Holm, of j.
A. Holm d Co.: Isaac Staples and M
Johnson, bookkeeper for the Saltwater
Mill company, who all testified to sell
ing Reed goods for the prison and fol
family use, and that separate accounts
were kept of both, and that no consider
alton was given Reed for his trade
Further impeaching testimony regard
ing stories told by Munster was also
offered by Powell Mason, Peter Begg
and Judge E. M. Card regarding the
character of Arilda Baudry. Ex-War-
den Reed was then recalled by the de-
Tense. "Used to buy butter for the
prison and my family use in Blue Earth
county; sometimes my own would be
sent to the prison and afterwards sent
to my house: used to receive itmonthly
can't say what the S211 of money re.
ceived by me from car company for sew.
ing was expended for, but will swear
that it was used for the prison; not one
dollar was used by me. Can not say
why funds received from incidental
sources were not carried on to prison
books after 1878, Kept no account OF
such receipts or disbursements and have
not preserved any receipts"
Cross examined: "Can't remember
what bills were paid with this inciden.
tai fund. Had carriages and sleighs
painted in prison. Did not pay fol
them but furnished material.
'The matron told me the women were
using my name and advised me not to
see them privately. Told her it made
no difference as they would always talk
about the warden and officers. Thought
she matron) had some other motive fol
not wanting me to see them. 1t is true
that when went up stairs once after
the women had a quarrel one of them said
to me, Warden, you wouldn't have us
sit still and say nothing when En-
Brown said she had you fOul?' l told
them to stop such talk This con-
cluded the testimony, and the board
having, reaffirmed it's intention to ex-
clude that portion Of Mr.. Marsh's answer
relating to political matters, some dis
cussion followed, Mr.. Marsh filing "a
written protest. The committee stated
that 1t was not here to present articles
of impeachment or try the governor,
and could not in any sense investigate
his conduct. Any other evidence Of
fered by Mr.. Marsh showing conspir-
acy. would be entertained. If he
wished to formulate charges against
| Warden Stordock it would hear them,
Mr.. Searles, speaking for Warden Stor-
dock, said that he was willing and anx-
ious to meet any charges against his